Break Into Tax YouTube Channel
Break Into Tax (www.BreakIntoTax.com)
- Over 50 videos on topics of interest to law students and tax experts. Includes playlists such as Tax Policy, Income Tax, Tax Careers, Non-Tax Videos, and "Tax Papers Unlocked" series on new tax scholarship ("micro-workshops").
- Running "Season 2" alone (Sept. 2021 to present)--recording & editing all videos and doing all publicity; launched the channel Feb. 2021 with Prof. Allison Christians (McGill University).
- Run Twitter account @BreakIntoTax
Recent Scholarship (full publication list)
- Avoiding Scandals Through Tax Rulings Transparency, 50 Fla. State L. Rev. 219 (2023)
- Favorably reviewed by Blaine Saito on TaxProf blog.
- 2022 Cumulative Supplement to Tax Controversies: Practice and Procedure (4th ed.) (with Stephen W. Mazza) (superseding 2021 Supplement)
- Valuation As A Challenge For Tax Administration, 96 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1495 (2021)
- The Fraud Triangle and Tax Evasion, 106 Iowa L. Rev. 1153 (2021)
- Winner (along with 2 others) of the 2021 Southeastern Association of Law Schools "Call For Papers" competition; presentation on July 28, 2021 (via Zoom)
- Summarized in an invited post on Austaxpolicy blog in Australia (July 20, 2021)
- Featured on Business Scholarship Podcast: "Leandra Lederman on the Fraud Triangle and Tax Evasion" (July 1, 2021)
- 2021 Cumulative Supplement to Tax Controversies: Practice and Procedure (4th ed.) (with Stephen W. Mazza) (superseding 2020 Supplement)
Recent Presentations (full presentation list)
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Summer Workshop Series, "The Rise and Fall (?) of Luxembourg as a Tax Rulings Haven," May 31, 2023 (via Zoom)
- Duke University School of Law, Tax Policy Seminar, "The Rise and Fall (?) of Luxembourg as a Tax Rulings Haven," Mar. 30, 2023 (via Zoom to hybrid audience)
- U.C. Irvine Law School, Tax Policy Colloquium, "How Did Luxembourg Become a Tax Rulings Haven?," Oct. 24, 2022 (via Zoom)
- University of Oregon, Tax Policy Colloquium, "Best Practices in Tax Rulings Transparency," Feb. 28, 2022 (via Zoom)
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Tax Program "showcase" presentation, Nov. 5, 2021 (via Zoom to hybrid audience)
- Loyola Law School–Los Angeles, Tax Policy Colloquium, Discussant, Sept. 20, 2021 (via Zoom)
- Southeastern Association of Law Schools meeting, "The Fraud Triangle and Tax Evasion" selected to be one of three papers presented at the Call For Papers luncheon, July 28, 2021 (via Zoom) (video of the panel here)
- Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series, Co-host/Co-moderator of the 9 Summer 2021 presentations (via Zoom)
- Law & Society meeting, "Best Practices in Tax Rulings Transparency," May 27, 2021 (via Zoom)
- Critical Tax Conference, University of California Irvine School of Law, "Of Risks and Remedies: What LuxLeaks and Other Disclosures Reveal About Secret Tax Rulings," Apr. 9, 2021 (via Zoom)
- Critical Tax Conference, University of California Irvine School of Law, Panel Chair, Apr. 8, 2021 (via Zoom)
- National Tax Association meeting, Discussant for two papers and stepped in as panel Chair for panel on "Advances in Tax Administration," Nov. 20, 2020 (via Zoom)
- National Tax Association meeting, Panel Chair, organizer, and presenter in panel on "Tax Administration: Rules, Rulings, and Risks," Nov. 19, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Symposium on Valuation, cosponsored by the Classical Liberal Institute and the Notre Dame Law Review, paper presenter, "When the Price Isn't Right: The Role of Third Parties in Tax Valuation," Oct. 31, 2020 (via Zoom)
- House Ways & Means Committee, Oversight Subcommittee, Expert witness at "Taxpayer Fairness" hearing, Oct. 13, 2020 (via Cisco Webex)
- A video of the hearing and the written testimony are available here
- NYU Law School Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium, "Of Risks and Remedies: What LuxLeaks and Other Disclosures Reveal About Secret Tax Rulings," Sept. 29, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Tax Research Network Annual Conference, "Of Risks and Remedies: What LuxLeaks and Other Disclosures Reveal About Secret Tax Rulings," Sept. 8, 2020 (video presentation, with live Q&A via Teams)
- UC Hastings College of the Law Tax Speaker Series, "Of Risks and Remedies: What LuxLeaks and Other Disclosures Reveal About Secret Tax Rulings," Sept. 8, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series, Co-organizer & co-host with Leopoldo Parada of 13 talks, Summer 2020 (via Zoom). Videos available at tinyurl.com/IndianaLeeds.
- Southeastern Association of Law Schools meeting, Presenter, Tax Policy Discussion Group, Aug. 4, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Southeastern Association of Law Schools meeting, Panelist, "Publishing With Law Reviews," Aug. 3, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Indiana University Maurer School of LawSummer Workshop Series, "Of Risks and Remedies: What LuxLeaks and Other Disclosures Reveal About Secret Tax Rulings," Jul. 8, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty brown bag, Panelist, "Social Media," Apr. 29, 2020 (via Zoom)
- Critical Tax Conference, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Apr. 10, 2020 (via Zoom; video available here)
- Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Tax Policy Colloquium, "The Fraud Triangle and Tax Evasion," Provo, UT, Mar. 2, 2020
- Journal of Law and Social Equality, Social Equality in the “Sharing Economy" Symposium, discussant for "Failure to Contribute," Bloomington, IN, Feb. 13, 2020
- Indiana University Tracy M. Sonneborn lecture, "The Importance of Transparency to Tax Administration," Bloomington, IN, Jan. 27, 2020
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty retreat, Panelist, "Recent Research," Bloomington, IN, Jan. 14, 2020
Recent Blog Posts on The Surly Subgroup (full blog post list
- Season 2 of Break Into Tax (Sept. 15, 2021)
- Announcing the 2021 Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series! (May 24, 2021)
- Call For Papers for the Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series(Apr. 29, 2021)
- Tax Return of the Jedi(Mar. 18, 2021)
- Supervillainy and the U.S. Tax Code(Feb. 19, 2021)
- #TaxValentines 2021(Feb. 14, 2021)
- Break Into Tax(Feb. 8, 2021)
- Superman, Tax Evader? (Dec. 27, 2020)
- Why Tax Losses Matter (for Pres. Trump’s Taxes and Everyone Else’s) (Oct. 2, 2020)
- #TrumpTaxLimericks (Sept. 30, 2020)
- Wrap-Up of the 2020 Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series (Aug. 17, 2020)
- More on Altera v. Commissioner (June 12, 2020)
- Announcing the 2020 Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series! (May 15, 2020)
- Call For Papers for the Indiana/Leeds Summer Tax Workshop Series (Apr. 29, 2020)
- Virtual Tax Policy Colloquia (Apr. 7, 2020)
- IU Tax Policy Colloquium: Liscow, “Equality, Taxation, and Law and Economics In the 21st Century” (Feb. 25, 2020)
- IU Tax Policy Colloquium: Haslehner, "International Tax Competition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"(Feb. 10, 2020)
- IU Tax Policy Colloquium: Layser, "When, Where, and How To Design Community-Oriented Place-Based Tax Incentives"(Feb. 4, 2020)
- The IU Maurer School of Law's 2020 Tax Policy Colloquium(Jan. 21, 2020)
Social Media
- Professional accounts: @Leandra2848 on Twitter and Instagram. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leandra-lederman. Facebook: www.facebook.com/LedermanLeandra.